
As some of you may already be aware, the Doctor Who Series 7 Part 2 release has been sent out early to some people within the United States.
While we're not entirely sure of the exact reach of this,we do know that the main retailer behind this is BBC America Shop. It is also rumoured that Amazon have also sent them out early. So far, we've only seen Blurays. We do not yet know if the DVD has been sent early or not.
Some fans are feeling extremely annoyed at this, especially as a lot of people expected it to happen. Pre-orders coming early happen all the time, so a lot of people wonder why the BBC chose to have the release date the first business day after the finale.
We first heard about this from
this tumblr post, which featured some pictures. After being pressured for proof, the user later
uploaded a video of the bluray.
The BBC have also announced, via the official Twitter feeds, that if people do not leak it, then there will be a special video released after the airing of The Name of the Doctor, featuring Matt Smith and David Tennant.
"A small number of US Doctor Who fans have received their series seven part two DVD three weeks early," BBC Worldwide said in a statement.
"We are asking fans who may have the discs not to divulge plot details so that fellow fans who have yet to see the episodes do not have their viewing pleasure ruined."
It said BBC Worldwide was "currently investigating how this has happened".
In May 2011, Moffat criticised those "who call themselves fans" who revealed crucial plot lines ahead of transmission.
"You can imagine how much I hate them," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I wish they could go and be fans of something else."
He said it was "heartbreaking" when a fan, who had been invited to a press screening but asked not to give away spoilers, had posted the entire plot of two episodes on an internet forum "because you're trying to tell stories and stories depend on surprise".
"So to have some twit who came to a press launch, write up a story in the worst, most ham-fisted English you can imagine, and put it on the internet [is heartbreaking]."
You can imagine how Moffat is currently feeling.
Other Sources:
BBC
"But I want to obtain a leaked copy!"
Don't. So far, we have noticed it has been "uploaded" twice, and both these occasions, they were fake. For the good of your computer, it's best not to look for it.
Wikipedia and the Internet
I'll say this first. THE SPOILERS ARE OUT THERE.
It is highly recommended you
stay away from the internet if you are afraid of spoilers. Fans, or rather "Trolls", have been spreading the spoilers from the episode as much as they can (for example, Wikipedia and TARDIS wiki have been under attack). Me and the other moderators of /r/DoctorWho and /r/Gallifrey have also been finding it quite difficult to moderate these spoilers and related things quickly, and it's the same for more or less the entire internet. Keep clear of sites that have user submissions. It's going to be a tough week.
We have no intention on posting the full set of spoilers.
Our Stance on Comments
Due to the problem with spoilers, a lot of websites have closed their comments section. Since we do not receive a lot of comments, we have decided that, rather than closing our comments sections, we will be moderating ALL comments BEFORE they are published to the site. This is to ensure what will hopefully be as smooth a week as possible.